The writing details are included in the document, please read the specific requirements for each part carefully. No work cited. The answers must be original and use your own words yo answer. Answer
Pick 2 of the people listed below. In 2 or 3 sentences, describe their relevance to the study of British literature (describes who are they and the importance to British literature, connect to works in material list)
William Shakespeare
John Milton
Aphra Behn
Alexander Pope
Jonathan Swift
Olaudah Equiano
Daniel Defoe
Pick 4 of the terms below, and define them in 1-3 sentences separately.
Predestination (define and clearly relate to a work in material list)
Frame story
peripateia
In media res
Felix culpa
Pick 2 of the forms or genres listed below and describe the conventions and rules for it. Pick an example of this genre or form that listed in the material lists and explain how then fits the rules and conventions (define and explain how a particular text fits a particular genre)
Epic
Pastoral
Autobiography
Novel
Restoration drama
Mock epic
Heroic couplet
Pick 4 of the themes listed below and describe in 2-3 sentences for each theme (be able to connect to various works that listed in the material list)
Gender
Labor
Romantic Love
Deceit
Royalty
Compassion
slavery
Culminating thoughts in 350+ words, no worked cited.
Topic: What did you learn based on the material list and how will it help or affect you in the future?
Pick 2 of the essay questions below and write 350+ word responses for each. Use examples from the text as appropriate. No need for a works cited page. Please put the wordcount for each of your responses at the end of the answer.
Eve and Satan are two of the most ambiguous characters in Paradise Lost. Pick one or both of these characters and discuss their importance to the text. Use textual evidence to support your interpretation of that character.
The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano is one of two autobiographies we’ve read this semester, the other being The Book of Margery Kempe. Despite the fact that these two are very different, they do contain a few similar points, mainly religion. In what way has the genre seemed to change between these two samples? In what way does Olaudah’s story differ from or resemble more modern autobiographies? Why might this change have happened?
. We read two examples of some of the wild inappropriateness of Restoration literature. (The Country Wife and “A Satire on Charles II.”) Both examples were extreme even during their time. They probably weren’t considered very important literary works, yet today we read them as such. Discuss why this might be the case, despite the fact that they are still recognizably bawdy.
In what ways did popular forms of poetry change between the Elizabethan period and the Eighteenth Century? Why might this shift have happen? Talk about both specific poems and cultural issues/ideals that might have affected these shifts.
Think of a depiction of a family relationship we’ve read (As You You Like It, Oroonoko, “A Modest Proposal,” The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano, etc.). Based on this depiction, what can you determine about family relationships in this culture?
The related materials list can be used for whole 6 questions:
“Caedmon’s Hymn”
“Dream of the Rood”
“Beowulf”
“The Werewolf”
“General Prologue”
“The Miller’s Tale”
“The Nun’s Priest’s Tale”
“Everyman”
“Second Shepherd’s Play”
“Morte Darthur” by Mallory
“Utopia” by Thomas
“King Arthur”
“Bible Translation”
“Romeo and Juliet” “
Shakespeare Sonnets”
Marlowe “The Passionate Shepherd to his Love”
Raleigh “A Vison upon this Conceit of the Fairy Queen” and “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd”
Layer “Eve’s Apology in Defense of Women”
Donne “The Flea” “The Bait”
Elizabeth I “On Monsieur’s Departure
Spenser “Faerie Queene”
Auld Robin Gray “The Skylark” and “The Gull” from Chronicle
“The Illusion of the World”
Marlowe “Doctor Faustus”
Shakespeare “As you like it”
Milton “Paradise Lost”
Margaret Cavendish “The Poetess’ Hasty Resolution” “An Excuse for Writing So Much Upon My Verses” “A World Made by Atoms” “A Satire on Charles II” “Love and Life; A Song” “The Lady’s Dressing Room” “Slavery: A Poem”
Cowper “The Country Wife”
Aphra Behn “Oroonoko”
Defoe “Robinson Crusoe”
“Rape of the Lock”
“A Modest Proposal”
“Olaudah Equiano Interesting Narrative”
“Samuel Johnson letters to Ms. Thrale”
Oliver Goldsmith “The Deserted Village”
